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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 58: Gamma astronomy I

T 58.7: Gruppenbericht

Mittwoch, 17. März 2021, 17:35–17:55, Th

Performance of the CTA Large Size Telescope — •Martin Will for the CTA collaboration — Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München

The Large Size Telescope (LST) is the largest of the several sizes of telescopes that will comprise the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). With its reflective surface of 23 meters in diameter, the LST is optimized to detect gamma rays in the energy range between 20 and 200 GeV. The use of lightweight materials to construct the telescope is crucial for fast repositioning and follow-up of transients. In 2019, operations of the LST prototype on the Canary island of La Palma started as part of the telescope commissioning. In this presentation, some results on the performance evaluation as well as some preliminary data on the Crab Nebula and pulsar gamma-ray sources will be presented.